Case study · Series theme
One theme for the
entire series.
The creator of Judith Speaks, a web series on KevOnStage Studios, needed a new theme in two weeks. The original used a sample that was impossible to clear. We built a new one around a licensed 1969 soul vocal, and it was perfect.
The opening theme for every episode of Judith Speaks.
The brief
Keep the soul. Lose the clearance problem.
The show's first theme was built on a sample that would have cost more to clear than the series could spend. The new one had to keep that warm, soulful feel, be fully licensed, and be ready in two weeks.
A sample she could actually license, flipped into a theme that's all hers.
How we built it
We sampled our own sample.
Three steps from a 1969 record to a brand-new theme. Listen to each one in order.
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01 · License
The original record
A 1969 soul record with a vocal worth building on, licensed and cleared.
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02 · Re-sample
Only the voice stays
We stripped out every instrument except the vocal, then built a new sample around it.
Vocal isolatedNew instruments– -
03 · Flip
A whole new composition
Then we sampled the re-sample: pitched it up three semitones, chopped it, and replayed the chops in a new order.
+3 semitonesChoppedResequenced1:00
Inside the session
The flip, in studio.
- 01Load the re-sample and pitch it up 3 semitones
- 02Chop it into short phrases
- 03Replay the chops in a new sequence
- 04Build the drums and arrangement around the new phrase
What we delivered
Cleared, cut, and on air in two weeks.
- Main theme60 s
- Cutdown30 s
- Cutdown15 s
- Sample license, cleared with paperwork provided.Licensing
Credits
- Composition & production
- Analog Supply Studio
- Client
- Aleta Myles, KevOnStage Studios
- Show
- Judith Speaks
- Sample license
- Cleared with paperwork.